Rizin 27 Results: Hamasaki Retains Title

Yogibo presents RIZIN.27 brought a deep mixed martial arts and kickboxing card to Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya on March 21, 2021. The headline rematch paired reigning women’s super atomweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki with Kanna Asakura, who had lost their first meeting at RIZIN 14. This time the challenger pushed the champion through three rounds, but Hamasaki kept her belt by split decision.

Hamasaki edges Asakura in the title rematch

Both women had already shown how closely matched they were, and the sequel went the distance. Hamasaki was awarded the 49-kilogram title fight by a 2–1 decision after three five-minute rounds. The result preserved her championship reign and gave her a second win over Asakura. It was the night’s central story because Asakura made the defending champion work for every scorecard while attempting to turn a prior loss into a title-winning performance.

Finishes shaped the supporting card

Roberto Satoshi Souza submitted Kazuki Tokudome with a triangle choke at 1:44 of round one. Kleber Koike Erbst also used a triangle choke, tapping Kazumasa Majima at 3:02 of the second round. Heavyweight Tsuyoshi Sudario needed only eight seconds to knock out Kazushi Miyamoto. The promotion later announced a penalty for illegal post-stoppage conduct by Sudario; the official result remained a first-round knockout.

Other quick finishes included Yoshinori Horie’s third-round stoppage of Tetsuya Seki, Shian’s 27-second knockout of Kazuma Sone, Shuto Watanabe’s second-round neck-crank submission of Takumi Tamaru, and Yutaro Muramoto’s first-round knockout of Seigo Yamamoto. Koji Takeda earned a unanimous decision over Takasuke Kume, while kickboxer Taiga won a unanimous decision against Kanta Motoyama. The Riki Sakurai–Riku Yoshida bout was ruled a no contest after a weight-related violation.

RIZIN.27 results

Title fight: Ayaka Hamasaki def. Kanna Asakura by split decision (3 rounds). Other featured MMA bouts: Roberto Satoshi Souza def. Kazuki Tokudome by triangle choke (R1, 1:44); Koji Takeda def. Takasuke Kume by unanimous decision; Kleber Koike Erbst def. Kazumasa Majima by triangle choke (R2, 3:02); Tsuyoshi Sudario def. Kazushi Miyamoto by knockout (R1, 0:08); Yoshinori Horie def. Tetsuya Seki by TKO (R3, 1:16); Shian def. Kazuma Sone by KO (R1, 0:27); Shuto Watanabe def. Takumi Tamaru by neck crank (R2, 4:13); Yutaro Muramoto def. Seigo Yamamoto by KO (R1, 2:37); Yuki Ito def. Kohei Sugiyama by TKO (R1, 0:33).

RIZIN.27 mixed a close championship fight with a fast-moving undercard and two no-contest/disciplinary storylines that required careful distinction from the results themselves. It continued the promotion’s blend of MMA and kickboxing bouts on one card. Explore more RIZIN coverage and our RIZIN.26 recap.

Sources

RIZIN Fighting Federation: Official RIZIN.27 results; Sherdog.

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